Wednesday afternoon, C.J. Leslie said no to Kentucky and verbally commited to play basketball N.C. State. But that might not even be the best news this week for members of the Wolfpack Nation.

If the rumblings coming out of Starkville, Miss., tonight are true, then it could end up being Christmas in April for the ACC’s most passionate fan base.

According to a report on WFNZ Sports Radio 610 in Charlotte, State’s unpopular athletic Lee Fowler interviewed with officials from Mississippi State in Atlanta on Thursday for a similar position with the SEC school.

Though there is no direct confirmation of either the interview or Fowler’s interest in leaving for another job, there have been rumors floating around for several months now tht Fowler might be looking to get out while the getting is good. So while somewhat out of the blue, the WFNZ report — which indicats that reporters from Mississippi are scrambling to track down the story — isn’t completely far-fetched.

Fowler has been at State since 2000 and has led the athletic department through an unprecidented period of growth in both facilities and fund-raising.

At the same time, though, the Wolfpack has suffered on the playing field — going without a championship in either football or men’s basketball, its two signature sports. State’s teams currently rank 99th in the Director’s Cup competition that determines the nation’s best overall athletic program. Fowler’s coaching hires have also been widely criticized by a long-suffering fan base anxious for a change.

Stay tuned. From the looks of things, those fans may soon finally get their wish.

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